Stake



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J. J. MOORE.

STAKE FOB GUY ROPES.

No. 292,129. Patented Jan. 15,1884,

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' or removed from the earth without the use of a hammer.

' Thorntowh, in the county of Boone and State following is aspecification. v My invention relates to an improved stake of one endfirst beaten'out flat, said fiat porvide, a stake which will holdstrongly, be do- JONATHAN J. MOORE, or rnonn rown, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR orONE-HALF T0 JAMES A. BALL,

or SAME PLACE.

STAKEAFOR GUY-ROPES.

SPECTFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 292,129, dated January1 5, 1884,

V V 1 Application filed June 29.1883. (No model.) i

In all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JONATHAN J. MooRE, a citizen of the United States,residing at.

of Indiana, have invented anew and useful Improved Stakefor Guy-Ropes,of which the 1hr making fast to the earth.the..guy;r0pes. of derricks,and is designed more particularly for use with the derricks ofstraw-stacking machines.

The object'of my improvement is to pro rable and which may be quicklydriven into The accompanying drawing illustrates my invention. I x I v ais a bar of round iron, having a portion tion having its edges drawndown thin and its center left thicker, as shown in the section 11. Theextreme end of said flattened portion is then tapered to a point, asshown 'at c,'and

ally to the width and thickness of section I).

The opposite end of bar a is turned to form an e'ye,e, through which thehandle f is passed.

.Said handle serves the purpose of a lever to turn the stake into or outof theearth, and also as a belaying-pin to fasten the guy rope gto. i y

In use the point a is placed on theearth; and afew turns of the stakeserve to draw it into the earth nearly to the handle,fan d it is easilyand quickly removed by turning in the opposite direction.

I claim as my inventionl. A stake consisting of a cylindrical bar.

having a screw-blade formed thereon, with thin edges, and terminating ina tapered point, and, adapted to enter the earth without raising it,substantially as shown and described,

and for the purpose specified.

" 2. A stake consisting-of a cylindrical bar having a screw-bladeforn1ed\thereon, with thin edges, and terminating in a taper point, andadaptedvto enter the earth without raising it, an eye formed on saidbar, and a handle inserted in said eye, all combined, sub stantially asand for the purpose specified.

JONATHAN -J. Moons;

Witnesses: Q

H. P. Hoop,

E. E. SIEKLER.

